Inspiring batting performances by south-paw Luvnith Sujith Sisodia (86 n.o., 97b, 6×4, 2×6), B.R. Sharath (67, 76b, 6×4, 1×6) and Kishan S. Bedare (56 n.o., 65b, 6×4, 1×6) helped hosts Karnataka to register a facile six-wicket win over Madhya Pradesh in the ongoing BCCI Men’s U-23 One-day Tournament-2019 at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium here yesterday.

Earlier, put into bat, Madhya Pradesh scored 234 for nine in 50 overs. Ankush Praveen Tyagi top scored with an unbeaten 64 (71b, 4×4, 1×6). Useful contributions came in from Nikhil Shraddhan and Mishra 49 (90b, 4×4) and Atul Lakshmi Narayan Kushwaha (27).

In reply, Karnataka scored 235 for four in 45.3 overs to register a six-wicket win. Luvnith Sujith Sisodia and Kishan S. Bedare were involved in an unbroken 112-run partnership for the fifth wicket which paved way for Karnataka’s six-wicket win.

Earlier, wicket-keeper batsman B.R. Sharath and Luvnith S. Sisodia added 101-run for the fourth wicket, when Karnataka were reeling at 22 for three at one stage.

Three-wicket win for Tamil Nadu

At JSS-SJCE Grounds, Tamil Nadu, helped by a 61-runs eighth-wicket unbroken partnership between Siddarth M. Manimaran (42 n.o., 39b, 6×4, 1×6) and R. Jaganath Srinivas (18 n.o.), registered a three-wicket win over Jammu & Kashmir.

Batting first, J&K scored 172 in 39.1 overs. Henan Nazir Malik top scored with 87 runs. In reply, Tamil Nadu, struggling at one stage at 119 for six, recovered well to score 177 for seven in 41 overs, to register a 3-wicket win.Meanwhile, at PET Grounds in Mandya, Vidarbha registered a seven-wicket win over Baroda.

Scores

At Mysuru

Madhya Pradesh: 234 for 9 in 50 overs (Ankush Praveen Tyagi 64 n.o., Nikhil Shraddhanand Mishra 49, Atul Lakshmi Narayan Kushwaha 27, Vyshak Vijaykumar 2 for 59, Manoj Bhandage 2 for 48) lost to Karnataka: 235 for four in 45.3 overs (Luvnith Sujith Sisodia 86 n.o., B.R. Sharath 67, Kishan S. Bedare 56 n.o., Rahul Batham 2 for 44).

J&K: 172 in 39.1 overs (Henan Nazir Malik 87, Suryansh Jagadish Chander Raina 31, Abhishant B. Bakshi 26, Arokia Dass 2 for 34, Triloknag H. Hemant Kumar 3 for 20, Siddarth M. Manimaran 2 for 22) lost to TN: 177 for 7 in 41 overs (P. Gowrishankar Duraiswamy 57, Siddarth M. Manimaran 42 n.o). Match reduced to 42 overs.

At Mandya

Baroda: 147 for 9 in 32 overs (Dhruv Bharghav Patel 34, N. Darshan 3 for 18, Rajesh Raut 3 for 41) lost to Vidarbha: 148 for 3 in 28 overs (Siddesh Kishhor Wath 75, Mohith Rajendra Kale 35 n.o.). Match reduced to 32 overs.